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News | Tag: Experts GroupSun, 05 Oct 2025 16:08:22 GMTFourth Working Meeting of the Experts Group on Central Bank Digital CurrenciesFrom 17 to 19 September 2025, the Experts’ Group (EG) on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) held its fourth working meeting. The meeting, held in hybrid format, had close to 45 registered delegates and other experts, representing 16 HCCH Members and seven Observers, in addition to members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH.
Pursuant to its mandate (C&Ds No 9-10 of CGAP 2024), the EG made further progress on the study of the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs.
During the meeting, participants discussed the first..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1101Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:40:00 GMTFirst meeting of the Experts Group on Digital Tokens?From 16 to 18 June 2025, the Experts’ Group (EG) on Digital Tokens met for its first meeting. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 53 delegates and other experts, representing 18 HCCH Members and 8 Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH. Pursuant to the decision of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) in March 2025, the EG was established to study the private international law issues raised by digital tokens, subject to available resources (see Conclusion and Decision No 15 of CGAP 2025).
In the exploratory phase of the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1081Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:59:00 GMTFirst meeting of the Experts Group on Carbon MarketsIn March 2025, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) mandated the establishment of an Experts’ Group (EG) to study the private international law issues arising from carbon markets, as described in Prel. Doc. No 6 of November 2024 (see Conclusion and Decision No 18 of CGAP 2025).
From 13 to 15 May 2025, the EG on Carbon Markets met for the first time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 60 delegates and other experts, representing 19 HCCH Members and six Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH.
During the meeting, participants..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1071Thu, 22 May 2025 11:57:00 GMTThird Working Meeting of the Experts Group on Central Bank Digital CurrenciesFrom 24 to 26 March 2025, the Experts’ Group (EG) on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) held its third working meeting. The meeting was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. It was attended by 29 delegates and other experts, representing 12 HCCH Members and four Observers, as well as by members of the PB of the HCCH.
Pursuant to its mandate (C&Ds No 9-10 of CGAP 2024), the EG made further progress on the study of the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs. During the meeting, participants..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1059Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:02:00 GMTSixth Meeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts Group From 3 to 5 February 2025, the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group (ITMFEG) met for the sixth time. The meeting was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. It was attended by 50 delegates and other experts, representing 20 HCCH Members and one Observer, as well as by members of the PB of the HCCH.
Pursuant to its mandate (C&R No 30 of CGAP 2019), the ITMFEG continued its work discussing good practices in relation to the cross-border transfer of maintenance payments. The meeting was also an occasion to take stock of progress achieved and..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1042Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:02:00 GMTSecond Working Meeting of the Experts Group on Central Bank Digital CurrenciesFrom 12 to 14 November 2024, the Experts’ Group (EG) on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) held its second working meeting. The meeting was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. It was attended by 25 delegates and other experts, representing 10 HCCH Members and 3 Observers, as well as by members of the PB of the HCCH.
Pursuant to its mandate (C&Ds No 9-10 of CGAP 2024), the EG made further progress on the study of the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs. During the meeting, participants discussed..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1025Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:56:00 GMTFirst Working Meeting of the Experts Group on Central Bank Digital CurrenciesIn March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) decided to establish an Experts’ Group to study the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs (see Conclusion & Decisions Nos 9 and 10 of CGAP 2024). Following on this decision, the Secretary General of the HCCH convoked the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies (EG on CBDCs) for its first meetings.
Following an online kick-off meeting on 14 May 2024, the first working meeting of the EG on CBDCs was held in hybrid format from 24 to 26 June 2024,..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=986Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:24:00 GMTKick-off Meeting of the Experts Group on Central Bank Digital CurrenciesIn March 2024, the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) decided to establish an Experts’ Group to study the applicable law and jurisdiction issues raised by the cross-border use and transfers of CBDCs (see Conclusion and Decisions Nos 9 and 10 of CGAP 2024). Following on this decision, the Secretary General of the HCCH convoked the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies (EG on CBDCs) for its first meetings.
On 14 May 2024, the kick-off meeting of the EG on CBDCs was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau (PB) in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 42..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=973Wed, 15 May 2024 09:13:00 GMTFifth Meeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts GroupFrom 29 to 31 January 2024, the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group (ITMFEG) met for the fifth time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 54 experts in total, representing 22 HCCH Members, and one Observer. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting.
Pursuant to its mandate by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the ITMFEG continued its work discussing good practices in relation to the cross-border transfer of maintenance payments. In particular, the fifth meeting of the ITMFEG provided an..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=960Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:24:00 GMTFourth Meeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts GroupFrom 13 to 15 February 2023, the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group (ITMFEG) met for the fourth time. The meeting, held online, was attended by 60 experts, representing 24 HCCH Members, one Observer as well as members of the Permanent Bureau.
Pursuant to its mandate, the EG continued its work discussing good practices in relation to the cross-border transfer of maintenance payments, with a view to identifying solutions that are cost-effective, transparent, prompt, efficient and accessible. In particular, it was noted that great progress is being made..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=895Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:55:00 GMTTwelfth meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / SurrogacyFrom 17 to 21 October 2022, the HCCH Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the twelfth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 34 experts in total, of which 15 attended in person. The experts represented 23 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and two Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. The Group discussed the content of the final report that is to be presented to the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2023 meeting, in which the Group will present..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=878Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:24:00 GMTEleventh meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / SurrogacyFrom 28 March to 1 April 2022, the HCCH Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the eleventh time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 30 experts representing 20 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH.
The Group discussed the content of the final report that is to be presented to the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2023 meeting, in which the Group will present its assessment of the feasibility of one or more private international..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=855Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:04:00 GMTMeeting of the International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts GroupThe International Transfer of Maintenance Funds Experts’ Group (ITMFEG) met from 7 to 9 February 2022 via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 33 experts representing 14 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and one Observer, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH.
Pursuant to the mandate issued by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the ITMFEG continued its work discussing good practices and identifying possible future improvements in relation to the cross-border transfer of child support payments, with a view..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=843Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:59:00 GMTTenth meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / Surrogacy??From 15 to 19 November 2021, the HCCH Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the tenth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 38 experts representing 23 Member States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Group discussed the form, structure and focus of the final report that is to be presented to the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2023 meeting. The Group also continued its discussions on the..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=834Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:29:00 GMTFifth meeting of the Experts Group on Family AgreementsOn 14 and 15 September 2021, the Experts’ Group on Family Agreements met for the fifth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 25 members representing 23 Member States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH.
The Experts’ Group was convened to discuss the most recent revision of the draft Practical Guide on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements reached in the course of family matters involving children. Among other topics, the Experts’ Group focused its discussion..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=819Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:03:00 GMTNinth meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / SurrogacyFrom 5 to 9 July 2021, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the ninth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 33 Experts representing 22 Member States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH.
The Experts’ Group discussed the scope of the possible draft Convention on legal parentage (draft Convention) and the scope of the possible draft Protocol on legal parentage established as a result of an (international) surrogacy arrangement (draft Protocol). The Group..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=808Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:46:00 GMTMeeting of the Experts Group on the e-APP and New TechnologiesThe Experts’ Group on the e-APP and New Technologies met from 3 to 6 May 2021 via videoconference. The meeting was attended by over 100 participants representing 28 Members, and members of the Permanent Bureau.
The Group was mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) to explore whether broader use of new technologies may further enhance the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP), in particular in relation to e-Registers. The e-APP, launched in 2006, plays an integral role in the secure and effective operation of the Apostille Convention. The Group discussed the current..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=797Thu, 06 May 2021 16:02:00 GMTEighth meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / SurrogacyFrom 15 to 17 February 2021, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the eighth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 29 Experts representing 22 Member States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation, two Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Experts’ Group discussed what the focus of its work should be at its next meeting(s) in order to prepare its final report to CGAP on the feasibility of a possible future general private international..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=790Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:53:00 GMTMeeting of the Experts Group on International Transfer of Maintenance FundsFrom 8 to 11 February 2021, the Experts’ Group on International Transfer of Maintenance Funds met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 46 participants representing 17 Members, one Observer, and members of the Permanent Bureau.
The Group continued its work discussing good practices and identifying possible future improvements in relation to the cross-border transfer of child support payments, with a view to facilitating the most cost-effective, transparent, prompt, efficient and accessible cross-border transfer of funds.
The aide-mémoire summarising the outcomes of..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=789Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:45:00 GMTFifth meeting of the Experts Group on JurisdictionFrom 1 to 5 February 2021, the Experts’ Group on Jurisdiction met for the fifth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 48 experts representing 20 States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation, two Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau.
The Group was mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) to discuss matters relating to jurisdiction, with a view to developing an additional instrument in this regard. As the previous meeting of the Group focused on technical aspects, this week the Group focused on questions of policy,..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=788Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:26:00 GMTFourth meeting of the Experts Group on JurisdictionFrom 16 to 19 November 2020, the Experts’ Group on Jurisdiction met for the fourth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 41 experts representing 17 States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation, two Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau.
The Group was mandated by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) to discuss matters relating to jurisdiction, with a view to developing an additional instrument in this regard. The Group discussed the basic elements to be included in such a possible future instrument, both in the context of..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=767Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:36:00 GMTSeventh meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / SurrogacyFrom 12 to 16 October 2020, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the seventh time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 36 Experts, representing 22 States, 3 Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau.
The Group, whose work continuation was endorsed by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) in 2020, is focusing on developing possible provisions for a general private international law instrument on the recognition of foreign judicial decisions on legal parentage (the Convention) and a separate protocol on the recognition of..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=755Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:01:00 GMTThird Meeting of the Experts Group on the Tourists and Visitors (ODR) ProjectFrom 6 to 9 October 2020, the Experts’ Group on the Tourists and Visitors (ODR) Project met via videoconference. The meeting was attended by 35 participants, representing 16 States and 5 international organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau.
This was the third meeting of the Group, and was focused on the necessity, desirability, and feasibility of a soft law instrument on matters relating to online dispute resolution (ODR). After discussions canvassing recent developments, existing ODR and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) systems, as well as consideration of..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=754Fri, 09 Oct 2020 15:13:00 GMTThird meeting of the Experts Group on JurisdictionFollowing the successful conclusion of the 2019 Judgments Convention, the HCCH has resumed its exploratory normative work on jurisdiction.
From 18 to 21 February 2020, the Experts’ Group on Jurisdiction held its third meeting (its work had been suspended to enable the HCCH to focus on the negotiations of the Judgments Convention). The meeting was attended by 33 Experts from 17 Members and 2 non-governmental organisation as Observers.
Emphasising the exploratory nature of its discussions, and following constructive and fruitful exchanges, the Experts’ Group was pleased with..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=720Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:52:00 GMTSixth meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / SurrogacyFrom 29 October to 1 November 2019, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the sixth time in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 22 Experts from different States, three observers and members of the Permanent Bureau.
The mandate of the Group is “to explore the feasibility of advancing work (…) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements”. In keeping with the request of the 2019 meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Group..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=705Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:41:00 GMTMeeting of the Experts Group on International Transfer of Maintenance FundsFrom 16 to 18 September 2019, the Experts’ Group on International Transfer of Maintenance Funds met at the Permanent Bureau (PB) of the HCCH in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 19 experts as well as members of the PB. The experts represented 11 States, the European Union, the National Child Support Enforcement Association (USA) and the financial sector.
Participants discussed good practices and identified avenues for possible future improvements.
The Conclusions & Recommendations of the Experts’ Group are available here, along with a background note...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=696Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:15:00 GMTFifth meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / SurrogacyFrom 29 January to 1 February 2019, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fifth time in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 Experts from different States, three observers and members of the Permanent Bureau. The mandate of the Group is “to explore the feasibility of advancing work (…) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements”. In keeping with the request of the 2018 meeting of..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=655Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:17:00 GMTFourth meeting of the Experts Group on Parentage / SurrogacyFrom 25 to 28 September 2018, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fourth time in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 experts from different States, one observer and members of the Permanent Bureau.
The Group’s mandate is “to explore the feasibility of advancing work (…) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements”. In keeping with the 2018 request of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the meeting focused on legal parentage..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=641Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:25:00 GMTMeeting of the Experts Group on Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements in Family MattersOn 28 and 29 June 2018, the Experts’ Group on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements in family disputes involving children held its fourth meeting at the Permanent Bureau. The meeting was attended by 16 experts and members of the Permanent Bureau under the chairmanship of Professor Paul Beaumont from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (UK).
The Experts’ Group completed its work on the Draft Practical Guide to Family Agreements under the Hague Conventions, taking into account the discussions on the shift of habitual residence following a non-return agreement which..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=618Thu, 05 Jul 2018 09:43:00 GMTMeeting of the Experts Group on Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements in Family MattersFrom 14 to 16 June 2017, the Experts’ Group on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements in family disputes involving children met at the offices of the Permanent Bureau in the Hague. The meeting was attended by 28 experts and members of the Permanent Bureau under the chairmanship of Pr. Paul Beaumont from the University of Aberdeen.
The mandate of the Experts’ Group is to develop a non-binding “navigation tool” to provide best practices on how an agreement made in the area of family law involving children can be recognised and enforced in a foreign State..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=562Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:41:00 GMTReport of the Experts Group on Parentage / Surrogacy now availableFrom 15 to 18 February 2016, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met in The Hague. The Group was attended by 21 experts, 3 observers and members of the Permanent Bureau. The experts represented 21 States from all regions, including some States of origin as well as some receiving States in relation to international surrogacy arrangements (ISAs).
The mandate of the Group is to explore the feasibility of advancing work on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from ISAs. The Group was asked to first consider the private..
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=470Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:27:00 GMTExperts Group on the Use of Video-Link and other Modern Technologies in the Taking of Evidence AbroadFrom 2 to 4 December 2015, the Experts’ Group on the Use of Video-Link and other Modern Technologies in the Taking of Evidence Abroad met in The Hague for its first meeting. The Experts’ Group was attended by 39 experts, representing 26 States and two international organisations, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau.
The full report of the Experts’ Group has been circulated in view of the upcoming Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Conference as Preliminary Document No 8 and is available here...
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=452Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:14:00 GMT Conclusions & Recommendations of the Experts' Group meeting on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Protection Orders
The Experts' Group on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Protection Orders met in The Hague on 12 and 13 February 2014. A provisional version of the Conclusions and Recommendations of this meeting has been published on this website.
The final versions of the Conclusions and Recommendations, in both English and French, will be included in Preliminary Document No 4 for the attention of the 2014 meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference.
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/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=347Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:40:00 GMT Expert Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry AdoptionOn 8 and 9 October 2012, an Expert Group composed of Central Authorities of States of origin and receiving States from various geographical regions and legal systems, UNICEF, the International Social Service (ISS), EurAdopt and two independent experts, met in The Hague to discuss the financial aspects of intercountry adoption.
The meeting, organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law following a recommendation of the 2011 Council on General Affairs and Policy of the Hague Conference, gave rise to collaborative discussions and a commitment to work on..
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